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Author: 2E
Date: 2007-05-10 06:23
Hey everyone,
I was surfing around Youtube and stumbled upon the thousand of mozart clarinet concerto videos, along with this instructional video for students. At first I thought it was pretty good until it touched on a number of things that I do very differently. Take a look and see for yourself, what do you think?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HMqCk_2pYD0
Assembling the clarinet?
Putting the reed on BEFORE the ligature? *risks damages*
Swabbing from the bell upwards?
Swabbing the mouthpiece?
2E
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Author: musiciandave
Date: 2007-05-10 15:25
Putting the reed on before the ligature has it's risks, however putting the ligature on before the reed forces the student to hold the reed by the upper part of it and still exposes it to damage to me more so (bending the upper part of the reed, etc).
Swabing from the bell - non issue as well as swabbing the mouthpiece. Hopefully a silk swab is used and not one which is very tight fitting.
That's one of the beauties of this forum is that you will see that there are many, many right ways to accomplish the same thing.
There is no true "one correct school" of the Clarinet in any way.
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Author: timerick
Date: 2007-05-11 04:01
An oboe should not be swabbed from the bell upward, because of the taper in the bore; you always swab downward. For the cylindrical-bore clarinet, it theoretically should make no difference whatsoever whether you swap up or down through the body of the instrument.
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Author: jendereedknife
Date: 2007-05-11 05:05
I had a teacher who told me to swab from the barrel down because it helps maintain the natural flow of the saliva/condensation (usually right into the C# key!)
I had another who told me to swab from the bell up in order to keep the flow from becoming established enough to run right into the C# key!
I swab from the bell up, by the way. Now its just a habit, but this strain has brought back memories! There are many ways to skin a cat, and no two are ever alike!
I also don't swab out my mouthpiece at all. I will wash it in warm water every now and then. I was told that running the swab through the mouthpiece *might* be a cause of adding scratches or eventually wearing down the rubber, changing the beloved characteristics of the mouthpiece over time.
With the silk swabs now, I don't think it is a big issue for professionals or responsible people who keep their swabs clean. With the old cotton ones, I can totally see the argument against swabbing the mouthpiece.
Most of us have gotton that old cotton swab stuck in the top joint at one point in time. When I was in highschool or early college, I used a flathead screwdirver one time to get it out.......
Tom
Sincerely,
Tom Blodgett
President,
Jende Industries, LLC
www.jendeindustries.com
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Author: BobD
Date: 2007-05-11 17:04
If you swab with the barrel attached then bell to barrel allows practially no contact of the swab with the barrel socket thus minimum cork grease on the swab. Also, that direction funnels the swab which may or may not mean anything. I thought oboists used turkey feathers!
Bob Draznik
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Author: pelo_ensortijado
Date: 2007-05-12 12:24
1 i allways swab from the bell and up because it's the easiest way to put it in. a big hole instead of a small one. though never the mpc.
2. i put the ligature on before the reed, while keeping the reed in the mouth! no damage during the time, and the reed gets more moisture soked in to it. makes warped reeds playable again. then i slide the reed down to the right possition using the right tumb on the heel and the left tumb on the lower end of the vamp. that makes it safe to put it in the right possition without damage it at all.
very thrue. many ways for the same thing. but i have the best!! *hahaha*
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